To combat deforestation, let's help small producers change their practices

On 19 April, the European Parliament adopted the regulation on imported deforestation relating to "zero deforestation" supply chains. Large companies will have to comply by December 2024, small ones by June 2025, and demonstrate that the products they have imported or exported from the European Union (EU) have not contributed directly or indirectly to deforestation.
Initially, the products concerned are palm oil, cattle, soya, coffee, cocoa, wood and rubber, as well as by-products (such as beef, furniture and chocolate). These products have been chosen as priorities because they have been identified as the main drivers of deforestation in producing countries. Given that the EU is responsible for 16% of global deforestation through its imports of raw materials, the aim of this regulation is to ensure that European consumers are no longer unwittingly responsible for global deforestation.
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